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KOF.22 - Hard Boiled PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masayoshi Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masayoshi Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan moves into the clinch successfully.
Murakami landing knees to the body.
Chan avoiding damage as Murakami throws knees to the body.
Murakami gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chan.
Chan is looking to control Murakami's arms but Murakami gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chan has his back to the ropes.
Chan wants a takedown but no success here.
Murakami missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Murakami.
Murakami tries to stall but Chan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murakami throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murakami is trying to stall.
Murakami using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murakami looking to throw knees to the head but Chan is blocking nicely.
Murakami looking to throw knees to the head but Chan is blocking nicely.
Murakami with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murakami is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murakami lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami landing knees to the body.
Murakami looks gassed!
Murakami missing with knees to the body.
Murakami with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murakami misses with a knee to the head.
Chan wants to break free but Murakami has control.
Chan avoiding damage as Murakami throws knees to the body.
Chan is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Murakami gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan has picked Murakami up - he's going for a ride! Chan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Chan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Murakami is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chan trying to control from half guard but Murakami is working away.
Chan drops an elbow to the side of Murakami's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Murakami is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Chan pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan controlling the action here.
Chan trying to mount his opponent but Murakami defends it.
Murakami looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murakami gets caught flat footed, as Chan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Murakami, up you get!
Chan pushes Murakami up against the ropes in a clinch.
Murakami landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chan gets control of Murakami's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chan is controlling Murakami's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to keep a closed guard but Murakami is proving a slippery customer.
Chan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murakami's guard.
Murakami has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Murakami.
Chan trying to control the position but Murakami is working away.
Murakami sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murakami looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murakami is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to control but Murakami is keeping him busy.
Murakami is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Chan pulls his head out easily.
Murakami looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murakami is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Chan pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chan lands with a nice combination. Murakami backs away looking to recover.
Chan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murakami shoots and misses
and Chan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murakami moves into full guard.
Chan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chan trying to control but Murakami is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Chan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murakami tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murakami won't be happy with that.
Chan is trying to get an arm triangle but Murakami is defending well.
Murakami is not content to let Chan control the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chan wants to control but Murakami is keeping him busy.
Murakami prevents Chan from improving position.
Chan working away.
Chan working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murakami manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Murakami in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Chan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Murakami!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Masayoshi Murakami!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slaven Zlatko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasuke Uchica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slaven Zlatko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasuke Uchica!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Uchica looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zlatko throws a head kick but Uchica moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Zlatko.
Uchica wants to clinch up but Zlatko keeps it at a distance.
Uchica lands a high kick!
Zlatko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Uchica wants to clinch up but Zlatko keeps it at a distance.
Zlatko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zlatko misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Uchica.
Uchica lands with a nice body kick.
Zlatko throws a head kick that Uchica semi-blocks.
Zlatko takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uchica buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Zlatko catches Uchica right on the button with a cross.
Zlatko lands a jab to the nose.
Zlatko misses with a wild combination.
Zlatko misses with a hook.
Zlatko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uchica moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uchica walks into a jab.
Zlatko throws a lazy body kick
and Uchica counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zlatko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchica tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zlatko throws a body punch but Uchica moves out of range.
Slaven Zlatko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zlatko throws a big shot that misses.
Zlatko just misses with a punch to the body.
Uchica thuds his shin into the meat of Zlatko's side.
Uchica pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zlatko throws a hook to the side of Uchica's head but Uchica sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uchica tries to close the distance and clinch but Zlatko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zlatko looks to land a right hand but Uchica moved out of range.
Uchica blocks a head kick by Zlatko.
Zlatko swats away the attempt to clinch by Uchica.
Uchica throws a head kick but Zlatko moves out of range.
Zlatko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Uchica!
Uchica is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zlatko keeps the fight on the outside.
Uchica moves in looking to clinch but Zlatko pushes him off.
Zlatko swats away the attempt to clinch by Uchica.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchica tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uchica fails with the takedown.
Uchica pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zlatko swats away the attempt to clinch by Uchica.
Zlatko throws a head kick but Uchica moves out of range.
Zlatko clobbers Uchica with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Uchica tries to clinch there but Zlatko circles away.
Uchica tries to clinch up.
Zlatko scores with a head kick.
Zlatko thows a leg kick but Uchica checks it
so Uchica counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zlatko controls Uchica momentarily but Uchica frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchica trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zlatko's guard.
Zlatko is adopting a defensive guard.
Zlatko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uchica is one step ahead there.
Uchica wants to stand but Zlatko is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zlatko holds on and takes a little breather.
Uchica preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good exchange - Zlatko coming out on top.
Zlatko lands a head kick. Uchica smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zlatko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Slaven Zlatko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uchica takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zlatko lands a body shot.
Zlatko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zlatko pushes Uchica up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sasuke Uchica will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zlatko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zlatko tries a head kick but it misses.
Uchica takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zlatko moves in looking to clinch but Uchica pushes him off.
Uchica closes the distance and clinches up with Zlatko, looking for a takedown. Uchica pushes Zlatko against the ropes but Zlatko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sasuke Uchica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zlatko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uchica.
Uchica closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zlatko counters with a body kick.
Uchica moves away from the strike by Zlatko.
Zlatko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zlatko misses the jab.
Zlatko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zlatko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Uchica's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch lands to the side of Uchica 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zlatko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zlatko lands a body shot.
Zlatko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zlatko counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Zlatko looks at the referee who does nothing so Zlatko lands a crushing right that sends Uchica to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slaven Zlatko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leyeyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitch Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leyeyasu Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tokugawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Tokugawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee connects with a high kick.
It looks like Leyeyasu Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee tries to clinch there but Tokugawa circles away.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokugawa throws out the jab.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Tokugawa is blocking nicely.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Tokugawa moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Lee pushes Tokugawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tokugawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Tokugawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Tokugawa can't get the takedown.
Mitch Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leyeyasu Tokugawa.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tokugawa.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Mitch Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to clinch there but Tokugawa circles away.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Mitch Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tokugawa misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Tokugawa shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Tokugawa gets a takedown into half guard.
Tokugawa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Tokugawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tokugawa thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Tokugawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tokugawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee kicks Tokugawa off and gets back to his feet.
Lee throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Tokugawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tokugawa blocks a head kick by Lee.
Tokugawa blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee is looking to slow Tokugawa down with leg kicks.
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tokugawa postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Tokugawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tokugawa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tokugawa, into his guard.
Tokugawa has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leyeyasu Tokugawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Tokugawa misses.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tokugawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Tokugawa postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully.
Tokugawa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tokugawa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tokugawa has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lee is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tokugawa yanks on the arm and Lee is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tokugawa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leyeyasu Tokugawa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beni Nikaido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beni Nikaido has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beni Nikaido!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Nikaido gets the takedown into side control.
Nikaido tries to advance to mount but Hanma denies him.
An elbow from Nikaido crashes against the mat.
Nikaido goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hanma rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nikaido's guard! Nice work there by Hanma!
Nikaido not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nikaido looking for a guillotine here but Hanma defends easily.
Hanma stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikaido tries to bum rush Hanma with a series of wild strikes but Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Nikaido.
Nikaido tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanma swivels and escapes.
Nikaido tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
Beni Nikaido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikaido pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikaido tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nikaido counters with a shoot takedown. Hanma fights it but they end up in guard.
Nikaido advances to half guard.
Nikaido tries to pass to full mount but Hanma defends it.
Nikaido passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hanma is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikaido is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hanma has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nikaido goes for an armbar but Hanma turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hanma.
Nikaido can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanma advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nikaido is looking for a sweep. Hanma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nikaido moves into full guard.
Hanma is posturing up here but Nikaido has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hanma tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hanma has to tap! Slick submission there by Nikaido!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Beni Nikaido!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Hitzlspergher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockefeller has chosen Balls to the Wall as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Hitzlspergher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Rockefeller!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitzlspergher throws the left hand but Rockefeller avoids the punch easily.
Rockefeller cracks Hitzlspergher with an open hand slap.
Hitzlspergher with a jab.
Rockefeller fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitzlspergher looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockefeller is just out of range.
Hitzlspergher looks to land a right hand but Rockefeller moved out of range.
Rockefeller lands a left and a right that sends Hitzlspergher crashing to the canvas! Rockefeller dives into mount looking to finish!
Hitzlspergher is rocked!
It looks like Rufus Hitzlspergher has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockefeller get's back to his feet.
Oh Hitzlspergher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rockefeller lands a nice looking body kick.
Rockefeller drops Hitzlspergher with a huge uppercut! Hitzlspergher drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Rockefeller is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Rockefeller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Woo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, War Crocop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Woo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woo avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Crocop throws a head kick but Woo moves out of range.
Woo slips a straight right by Crocop.
Crocop knocks Woo to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Mr Woo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woo regains half guard.
Woo trying to control here.
Crocop wants to stand but Woo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Woo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Crocop tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Woo is pressing down on Crocop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Crocop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crocop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crocop tries to stand but Woo is controlling from the bottom.
Woo keeping moving, preventing Crocop from controlling successfully.
Crocop would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Woo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Woo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crocop postures up.
Crocop trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Woo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Woo stops Crocop from standing up.
Crocop is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Woo doesn't manage to clinch there - Crocop circles away.
Crocop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Woo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crocop swivels and escapes.
Crocop misses with a head kick.
Woo shoots in looking for a takedown. Crocop tries to sprawl out of it but Woo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Crocop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocop stuffs the takedown.
War Crocop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Woo.
Woo shoots in but no luck this time.
Woo has a takedown stuffed.
Woo shoots for a takedown but Crocop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Woo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crocop but Crocop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Woo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crocop tries to buck Woo off but Woo is having none of it.
Woo controlling the position from side mount.
Crocop is pushing Woo's head away, looking to escape. Woo manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Crocop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Woo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Woo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crocop circles away.
Crocop stuffs the takedown.
Woo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Crocop.
Woo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
War Crocop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Woo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crocop misses with a head kick.
Woo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocop throws a sloppy head kick and Woo moves out of range easily.
Woo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crocop to the mat! Crocop manages to get full guard.
Woo trying to control but Crocop is working from the bottom.
Crocop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crocop wants to hit a switch here but Woo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Crocop there!
Woo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Woo with good strikes from the mount here!
Crocop is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crocop is looking to escape.
Woo controlling the position easily from mount.
Crocop is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Woo controlling the position easily from mount.
Woo punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crocop hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Woo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Woo looking to control but Crocop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Woo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Crocop has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Crocop is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Woo has taken his back!
Woo lands a shot to the head.
Crocop trying to get back to his feet but Woo is in full control for now.
Woo working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Crocop is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Woo has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Crocop taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mr Woo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibi Dikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dikki's entrance music is . A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ibi Dikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valentine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valentine connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Ibi Dikki has been cut.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine misses with a wild combination.
Dikki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Valentine misses with a few strikes there.
Valentine throws the left hand but Dikki avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Valentine.
Dikki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Valentine misses.
Dikki blocks a jab.
Valentine misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valentine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dikki.
Valentine misses with a few strikes there.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Dikki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dikki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentine works the jab nicely.
Valentine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikki drives through and clinches with Valentine against the ropes.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dikki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valentine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentine wants to break free but Dikki has control.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valentine as Dikki tries to tie him up.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valentine throws a right hand that Dikki ducks under and follows up with a left that Dikki also avoids with ease.
Valentine misses with a wild combination.
Dikki gets a takedown into half guard.
Dikki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valentine's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is not content to let Dikki control the position.
Valentine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dikki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working.
Dikki is working for a submission of some sort.
Dikki trying to control the action but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Dikki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dikki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dikki wants to work for an arm triangle but Valentine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibi Dikki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valentine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Valentine fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Valentine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Dikki moved out of range nicely.
Dikki takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
Valentine throws a body punch but Dikki moves out of range.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Dikki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dikki manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Valentine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Dikki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibi Dikki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dikki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Valentine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valentine lands with a nice body punch.
Valentine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dikki is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine swinging wilding here.
Valentine throws a right hand that Dikki ducks under and follows up with a left that Dikki also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dikki moves away.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Dikki saw that one coming.
Vincent Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Vincent Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dikki looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
Valentine throws a body punch but Dikki moves out of range.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dikki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valentine swivels and escapes.
Valentine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dikki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a two punch combination.
Valentine misses with the combination.
Valentine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dikki.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Dikki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dikki lands in his opponent's guard.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dikki tries to free his leg and advance position but Valentine is retaining full guard.
Dikki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dikki trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Valentine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ibi Dikki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dikki moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
Dikki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a few strikes there.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentine throws a combination. Dikki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Valentine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dikki circles away quickly and effectively.
Dikki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dikki defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
Dikki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dikki circles away quickly and effectively.
Valentine catches Dikki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a right hand that Dikki ducks under and follows up with a left that Dikki also avoids with ease.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Dikki has a takedown stuffed.
Dikki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dikki shoots in but no luck this time.
Valentine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valentine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valentine throws a nice looking combination but Dikki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valentine takes a swing at Dikki's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Dikki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dikki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dikki scores with a push kick.
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentine with a hook.
Valentine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dikki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dikki was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine throws a body punch but Dikki moves out of range.
Dikki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dikki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Valentine!
Valentine wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Dikki trying to control but Valentine is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikki stands up from mount. Strange move.
Valentine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dikki.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Ibi Dikki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Valentine misses.
Valentine looks to land a combination but Dikki avoids it well.
Valentine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valentine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Valentine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abominable Snowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the ring accompanied by Burning Bridges. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abominable Snowman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Snowman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
King looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Snowman is looking for a sweep.
Snowman is pushing King's head away, looking to escape. King manages to hold on to the position though.
Snowman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Snowman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Snowman is trying to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King dodges the punch combination from Snowman.
Snowman tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Abominable Snowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle, before Snowman throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into King's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Snowman lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Abominable Snowman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hide Reader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reader has chosen Move as his entrance music. Hide Reader is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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203 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hide Reader!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliva.
It looks like Hide Reader has been cut.
Oliva cracks Reader with an uppercut from hell and Reader crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Oliva's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Reader is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reader is still in real trouble! Can Oliva finish him?
Oliva trying to control but Reader is working from the bottom.
Reader seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliva controlling from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reader throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliva wants to control from the top but Reader keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reader looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oliva passes into half guard.
Oliva not doing much here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Oliva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Oliva throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Hide Reader's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reader gets the takedown into side control.
Oliva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reader on the ground.
Oliva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reader wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reader swings around for an armbar but Oliva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Reader's guard.
Reader looks gassed!
Oliva trying to control but Reader is working from the bottom.
Oliva slips nicely into half guard.
Oliva trying to control the action but Reader is working from the bottom.
Reader wants to control but Oliva passes into side.
Reader gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Reader that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reader is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reader is looking to get to half guard.
Oliva controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oliva looking to control but Reader is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oliva controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Oliva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Reader staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Oliva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hide Reader's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oliva.
Reader staying out of range there.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
Reader staying out of range there.
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Oliva.
Some wild striking there from Oliva.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Reader is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reader takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliva.
A big left from Oliva misses.
A head kick misses from Oliva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliva looks to score with a jab to the body but Reader is just out of range.
Reader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reader slips under a jab from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a few strikes there.
Mike Oliva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Reader with that takedown attempt.
Reader shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliva but Oliva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oliva scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Oliva does no damage.
Reader blocks a leg kick.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Reader is out of range.
Reader avoids the body shot from Oliva.
Oliva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliva looks to land a right hand but Reader moved out of range.
Mike Oliva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Oliva.
Reader defending well as Oliva loads up on a big left hand.
Reader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reader is breathing heavily.
Oliva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oliva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reader blocks a jab.
Oliva throws a hook to the side of Reader's head but Reader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reader ducks right into an uppercut from Oliva.
Reader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oliva misses with the combination.
Oliva lands a nice shot that snaps Reader's head back.
The cut above Hide Reader's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oliva misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliva misses the shot to the body.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliva misses with a looping left.
Reader moves away from the strike by Oliva.
Oliva throws a jab when Reader was well out of range.
Mike Oliva is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Oliva misses.
Reader misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Oliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hide Reader.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliva misses the target.
Oliva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oliva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Oliva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reader doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Oliva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hide Reader's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Reader needs to keep his hands up - Oliva had a free shot at his head there.
Oliva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reader moves forwards but Oliva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Oliva and Reader goes tumbling to the canvas! Oliva follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Hide Reader's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hide Reader's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Oliva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyonjo Joung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellington has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Graham Wellington acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyonjo Joung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graham Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Joung misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wellington.
Wellington bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Joung! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Hyonjo Joung has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellington wanted to stand there but Joung had control of the position.
Joung wants to control the position but Wellington says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Joung is trying to control but can't.
Wellington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wellington wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joung wants to control but Wellington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wellington blocks the strikes from Joung.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wellington connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Joung to the floor! Wellington dives in looking for the finish!
Joung is looking for a sweep. Wellington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joung trying to hold on to Wellington's head to control him but Wellington postures up.
Joung regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington wants to stand but Joung is controlling his posture from full guard.
Joung is pulling down on Wellington's head to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wellington stands up from Joung's guard - Wellington perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wellington closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joung's face.
Wellington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joung's defenses.
Wellington with a knee to the head.
Joung is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Wellington.
Wellington scores with a knee to the head.
Wellington connects with a knee to the head.
Wellington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellington lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wellington.
Wellington lands an elbow inside that Joung shrugs off.
Joung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wellington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wellington with a knee to the head.
Wellington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wellington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wellington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wellington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joung blocks it with crossed arms.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellington is pressed up against the ropes. Joung has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wellington down to the mat. Wellington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Joung 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wellington lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Wellington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joung tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wellington counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Joung is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Graham Wellington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joung shoots for a double leg takedown but Wellington sprawls well. He's pushed Joung's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wellington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joung's head.
Joung misses with a hook.
Wellington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wellington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joung's face.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joung goes for a takedown attempt but Wellington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyonjo Joung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joung tries for a takedown but Wellington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Wellington.
Wellington lands with a kick to the temple. Joung shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wellington lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hyonjo Joung's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wellington throws a sloppy head kick and Joung moves out of range easily.
Hyonjo Joung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joung misses with a takedown
and Wellington counters with an outside leg kick.
Wellington throws a sloppy head kick and Joung moves out of range easily.
Joung misses with a takedown
letting Wellington counter with a right hand.
Wellington looks to land a combination. Joung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A cross from Wellington lands.
Graham Wellington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wellington scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wellington. That's going to slow Joung down.
Wellington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wellington moves into the clinch.
Wellington lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wellington lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wellington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joung.
Joung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wellington stops a takedown attempt from Joung.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyonjo Joung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellington lands a knee to the head.
Joung has Wellington pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wellington manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wellington connects with a knee to the head.
Joung drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wellington scores with a knee to the head.
Wellington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joung changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wellington fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wellington throws a head kick that Joung semi-blocks.
Wellington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joung's head.
Joung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wellington tries to avoid it but Joung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wellington to the ground. Wellington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wellington lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wellington.
Joung tries to clinch
and Wellington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Wellington.
Joung has his takedown stuffed
and Wellington counters with a nice leg kick.
Joung tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hyonjo Joung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellington stuffs the takedown.
Joung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wellington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body kick from Wellington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellington connects with a solid leg kick.
Wellington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wellington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Joung. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Joung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wellington counters with a big head kick but Joung shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wellington, right into the meat.
Joung with a poor takedown
and Wellington counters with a big head kick but Joung shrugs it off.
Wellington clinches up against the ropes.
Joung tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wellington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Joung is looking to control Wellington's arms but Wellington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joung has his back to the ropes.
Joung drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wellington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joung has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joung blocks it with crossed arms.
Joung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wellington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington gets underhooks to prevent Joung's takedown attempt.
Joung drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wellington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Joung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wellington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wellington lands a knee to the body.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wellington lands an elbow that stopped Joung in his tracks for a moment.
Joung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wellington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joung's face.
Wellington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joung gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Joung looking to sit in guard and control but Wellington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joung looking for subs off his back but Wellington has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hyonjo Joung's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wellington gets a clinch.
Wellington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joung is trying to break the clinch but Wellington has him pressed against the ropes.
Wellington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Wellington.
Wellington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joung's face.
Wellington looking to throw knees to the head but Joung is blocking nicely.
Joung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wellington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joung's defenses.
Joung has Wellington pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wellington manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joung is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyonjo Joung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Wellington.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wellington with a knee to the head.
Joung tries to score a body lock takedown but Wellington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wellington crunches a lovely knee into Joung's ribcage.
Graham Wellington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wellington misses with a knee strike.
Wellington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joung fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wellington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joung's face.
Wellington scores a nice knee to the body.
Wellington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wellington trying to land knees to the body.
Joung is working for takedown but Wellington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joung has Wellington pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wellington manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wellington misses with a knee to the head.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joung blocks it with crossed arms.
Joung avoiding damage as Wellington throws knees to the body.
Joung is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wellington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wellington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wellington stops a takedown attempt from Joung.
Joung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joung blocks it with crossed arms.
Joung is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wellington landing knees to the head.
Joung tries to pull guard but Wellington holds him up against the ropes and eventually Joung drops back down to his feet.
Joung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joung tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wellington scores a nice knee to the body.
Wellington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wellington stops a takedown attempt from Joung.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hyonjo Joung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington misses with a knee strike.
Wellington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joung.
Joung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wellington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Wellington.
Joung manages to pull guard.
Wellington stands and steps away. Joung gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wellington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Joung with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wellington counters with a solid body kick.
Wellington lands with a slapping head kick.
Joung tries to clinch but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joung blocks a head kick by Wellington.
Wellington stuffs the takedown attempt from Joung. Joung gets slowly back to his feet.
Wellington has Joung up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wellington misses with a knee to the head.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joung tries for a takedown but Wellington manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Wellington.
Joung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wellington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joung's brow.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joung has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Graham Wellington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wellington throws an elbow but misses.
Wellington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joung.
Wellington lands a knee to the body.
Wellington connects with a knee to the head.
Wellington looking to throw knees to the head but Joung is blocking nicely.
Wellington landing knees to the body.
Joung wants to break free but Wellington has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wellington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joung has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wellington is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wellington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Joung fails to pull guard.
Wellington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wellington with a knee to the head.
Wellington lands a nice knee to the body.
Wellington scores a nice knee to the body.
Wellington lands an elbow inside.
Wellington lands a knee to the body.
Joung tries to score a body lock takedown but Wellington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wellington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wellington lands a nice elbow.
Wellington scores with a knee to the head.
Wellington misses with a knee to the head.
Wellington is pressed up against the ropes. Joung has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wellington down to the mat. Wellington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joung steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wellington. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Wellington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wellington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Wellington!
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